The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a woman journalist was subjected to physical and sexual assault by a mob while she was on a professional assignment to cover a students’ protest against the UGC regulations in the North Campus of Delhi University.
The Commission issued notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
The incident happened on February 13th 2026. According to reports, the protesters, after identifying the YouTube journalist by caste, began assaulting her and some also threatened to parade her naked before she lost consciousness.
According to an official communication, the Commission observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the victim.
According to the media report dated February 14m 2026, the victim journalist has alleged that she was specifically targeted because of her caste. She escaped her ordeal with the help of some faculty and women police personnel.